Fritz Laves Scientist

Fritz Henning Emil Paul Berndt Laves (27 February 1906 – 12 August 1978) was a German crystallographer who served as the president of the German Mineralogical Society from 1956 to 1958. He is the namesake of Laves phases and the Laves tilings; the Laves graph, a highly-symmetrical three-dimensional crystal structure that he studied, was named after him by H. S. M. Coxeter.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 27, 1906
Birth place
Germany , Hanover
Nationality
Germany
Date of deathAugust 12, 1978
Place of death
Italy , Laigueglia
Education
University of Zurich
Known for
Laves phase

Search

Scientist

doctoral advisor

Fritz Laves on Wikipedia